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Boys aren’t the only ones who are getting excited for spring sports. Seniors are going to have to step up and lead their team. The softball team is hoping for the best. “I think we will do pretty well,” said Senior Haley Prim. “Just because we lost only two seniors. Just about everyone on the team has varsity experience. Overall I’m thinking we will have a better record than last year.” Girls Track and Field is looking…
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The pressure was on as the Junior Varsity mock trial team took the stand at the state competition on March 12 and 13. Out of the team two members received awards recognizing their accomplishments. At the state competition two people from every team receive either All State Witness or All State Attorney. In each trial the judges vote on who they think is considered to be the best attorney or witness on both sides, and…
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On Sunday, March 8th Senior Connor Mann took Sophomore Anna Demgen to what she thought would be just a Hoodie Allen concert. Little did she know that Mann had a little something extra planned for the evening. “It seemed like an ordinary concert,” said Demgen. “I had no idea what was about to happen.” Then, half way through the concert Mann was approached and talked to by a man who was part of the security team at the concert.…
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Every year on March 14, math geeks around the world come together to celebrate the number Pi. Pi day is celebrated on March 14, because the date (3/14) is the same as the beginning of the number (3.14). The number Pi has over one trillion digits after it’s decimal point, and at BHS, there are many different ways students and staff have planned to celebrate it. “If I’m right, Pi Day is on March 14…
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Food is something we all have in common, but our relationships with it are very different. This month, The Hoofprint explores food from a variety of perspectives. From Peter Cassidy’s mom’s famous crappie recipie and a vegetarian
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Even though the snow isn’t melting, the anticipation for boys spring sports is heating up. Seniors are getting ready for their final year and are looking forward to see how their team will do. The track team has big hopes for this years season. “I think our boy’s team is going to be better than it has been in a while,” said Senior Tyler Olson. “If we win conference this year it will be the…
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In the spring, many people of the Christian faith practice Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, they give up a commodity of their life (such as soda or junk food) and also don’t eat meat on Fridays for six weeks until Maundy Thursday. To accommodate students practicing Lent, BHS’s Food Service staff serves fish on Fridays. “We’ve always had some sort of fish served on Fridays during Lent. We usually only serve it on Fridays, so…
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On August 9, 2012, exchange students Meng-Hsien Lin and Raveerat Rojtavornpornsuk stepped off their plane into America. Lin, known as Violet to fellow BHS students, is from Taiwan. Rojtavornpornsuk, known as Eve to fellow BHS students, is from Thailand. Both girls will be here until June 15, 2013. “My favorite part about America is the freedom. Back home, we have a lot of parental and governmental control,” said Rojtavornpornsuk. “I don’t like the snow though,…
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We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties Twenty students sit in a large circle, discussing human nature using a Paul Laurence poem entitled “We Wear the Mask.” The AVID students share their thoughts on why society hides their feelings. “Everyone knows there’s something wrong, but we play…
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With track season beginning in under a week, many seniors are preparing for their final track season in high school. “I’m trying to get a lot of vaulting and lifting in,” said senior pole vaulter Mitchell Valli. “I try to do both three times a week so I am ready to go.” This year will be a special one for these students. It will be the last time they get to wear the purple and…
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